The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

state" is quite toluminoua It il to great
extent the same bill proposed by the late
board OF railroad commissioners, with some
novel features Tho present system of wheat
inspectfon is confined to tho cities of st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth This works
admirably for the protection Of tho county
elevators when they ship their wheat to these
cities It also protects tho large farmers
who ship their own wheat by the car load
Mr.. Donnelly's bill proposes that the county
commissioners of each county shall appoint
not more than three local inspectors in each
county, at tho three stations handling the
greatest amount of wheat in tho county.
Whenever farmer has dispute with q
warehouseman az to the grade or weight Of
bis wheat he can call upon tho local in
spector, who shall decide 40 to tho grade,
and il REQUIRED weigh the wheat He shall
be paid 20 cents for grading and 10 cents for
weighing, to be paid by the party against
whom bis decision ia given. There may not
BIZ one case in nifty where such a dispute
would arise. but the fact that there was q
representative of the state to whom appeal
could be made would prevent good deal of
extortion. The local inspector would prob
ably be merchant; he would receive
$500 per year for his services besides
his fees, to be paid out Of the
state inspection fund. Mr. Donnelly esti-
mates that there would be $50 such local
inspectors in the state, and their salaries
would amount to $45, 600 An inspection
charge of one-quarter OF one cent on all the
wheat in the state would yield over $780,
600; and the local grading would save them
at least five cents bushel at q cost of one
quarter of one cent II either party was
dissatisfied with the grading made by the
local inspector he could have the right of
appeal to the chief inspector in st Paul. A
small sack OF the wheat in question would
be sealed up and sent to the chief inspector;
and in the meantime the warehouseman
would be obliged to received the wheat az
OF the grade liked. bat he would issue an
appeal ticket" o"be reformed If the grade In
changed" The bill provides that the local
Inspector shall lie the local weighmaster, and
shall have onc-half of all the heavy fines
Inflicted under the bill for false weights
No country warehouse can be opened with
out a license from the board OF railroad and
houseman is detected in defrauding the
farmers his license will be revoked aud never
again renewed. Publicity will be given to
I'LL the acts of the warehouseanen- II he
ships out more high grade wheat than he re-
ceived, or than he can account for, the board
left in his warehouse at end of each year
or the LIST of August, O and above per
cent of what he can account for, shall be-
long to the state inspection fund This fund
shall be raised by fines. ETC.. and by the in
spectlon charge of one-fourth OF cent per
bushel, SO that the whole system will be self
supporting. The bill is carefully guarded in
Its provisions. Mr.: Donnelly claims that it
Is one Of the most important bills of the
session, and If passed will remedy many of
the evils of which the farmers have com
planned for twenty years Double the usual
humber Of copies were ordered printed, 90
that all parties interested may BIZ able to ex-
anime it before it is acted UPON